Jinous Asgarpanah

[ 1 ] - Anti-inflammatory activity and chemical composition of Pycnocycla bashagardiana fruit’s essential oil in animal models

Objective(s): Pycnocycla bashagardiana is an endemic species found only in Iran. Due to the presence of myristicin as the major component of the fruit’s oil we were prompted to assess the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of P. bashagardiana fruit’s essential oil (PBFEO). Materials and Methods: The analgesic activities of PBFEO (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg, IP) were studied by hot-pl...

[ 2 ] - Rosa foetida Herrm. flowers as a future natural antibacterial agent against the main cause of skin burn wound infections, Pseudomonas aeroginosa.

Background & Aim:Belongs to Rosaecea family, Rosa foetida is one the Persian native plants which has not been investigated biologically. As it is traditionally used topically as poultice to treat infectious skin burns, the present paper focused on the assessment of the antibacterial activities of different extracts of R. foetida flowers against the main cause of skin burn woun...

[ 3 ] - The Efficiency of Bio-adsorption of Heavy Metals from Pharmaceutical Effluent by Rumex crispus L. Seed

The programs of managing waste materials in developing countries are often unsatisfactory and the unreasonable disposal of waste is a major issue in the worldwide. The main aim of the current study is to: Assess the applicability of Rumex crispus L. in removing heavy metals from the contaminated wastewater effluent form Pharmaceutical laboratories by bio-adsorption method. The dried R. crispus ...

[ 4 ] - Nutritive Value and Mineral Elements of Wild Astragalus meridioalis sensu auct. Seeds in South of Iran

Literature survey revealed that there was no biological investigation on Astragalus meridioalis sensu auct. seeds worldwide. The mature seeds of A. meridioalis was collected in August 2015 from Geno, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran to evaluate their nutritional value and explore a new source for nutritional purposes .The digested seeds of A. meridioalis with the mixture of nitric acid an...

[ 5 ] - Antibacterial and antifungal activities of the endemic species Nepeta depauperata Benth.

Nepeta depauperata belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is one the Persian endemic plants which has not been investigated biologically. In the present paper we had focused on the assessment of the antibacterial and antifungal activities of the total methanolic extract and different sub-fraction of the flowering aerial parts of it. The Antibacterial and antifungal activities were investi...

[ 6 ] - Safety Assessment of Mentha mozaffarianii Essential Oil: Acute and Repeated Toxicity Studies

Background: Mentha mozaffarianii, an endemic species from the Labiatae family, is used in Iranian traditional medicine. This study evaluated the acute and repeated oral toxicity of the Mentha mozaffarianii essential oil (MMEO) in rats and mice. Methods: To assess the toxicity profile of the MMEO, we administered the essential oil to 48 rats and mice of both sexes by gavage in acute and repeated...

[ 7 ] - Rosa foetida Herrm. flowers as a future natural antibacterial agent against the main cause of skin burn wound infections, Pseudomonas aeroginosa.

Background & Aim:Belongs to Rosaecea family, Rosa foetida is one the Persian native plants which has not been investigated biologically. As it is traditionally used topically as poultice to treat infectious skin burns, the present paper focused on the assessment of the antibacterial activities of different extracts of R. foetida flowers against the main cause of skin burn woun...

[ 8 ] - Formulation and physicochemical control of vaginal suppositories containing the essential oil from Cuminum cyminum L. fruits

Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis, as a prevalent vaginitis, is developed by Candida albicans. Regarding to the high incidence of this fungal infection and the antifungal activities of Cuminum cyminum, the preparation of vaginal suppositories containing its essential oil, has been considered as the main goal of the present investigation. Materials and methods: The constituents of C. cyminum ...